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June 20, 2016 by canadianmanufacturing.com

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier Christy Clark made the funding announcement in Burnaby, B.C. June 16. More announcements are expected to follow. PHOTO: Government of B.C.

The federal government has taken a major step in its ambitious infrastructure program. By signing a funding agreement with British Columbia it moves the first block of cash in its multibillion-dollar plan.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa will spend $460 million in British Columbia to help pay for upgrades to existing transit infrastructure, including renovations to aging transit stations and building new bus lanes.

Trudeau said $370 million of that money has been earmarked for transit projects in Metro Vancouver.